News Article: Tomas Plekanec wants back in....

[Le Barron de HF]

Sounds quite disrespectful to be honest, are you Bergevin?

1) I'm surprised that you would say something negative about MB.
2) How is it disrespectful? Mike Keane did it for the Canucks for years... Laval isn't far from Montreal, he gets to play a 1000 games with us and he gets money and stability. That deal would be one-way. It would prepare him for a coaching role later on if he wants to.

 

[Belial]

1) I'm surprised that you would say something negative about MB.
2) How is it disrespectful? Mike Keane did it for the Canucks for years... Laval isn't far from Montreal, he gets to play a 1000 games with us and he gets money and stability. That deal would be one-way. It would prepare him for a coaching role later on if he wants to.

I was clearly sarcastic don't get your hopes too high.

I just find it funny, would such an offer would be considered decent for a guy like Markov?

 

[Le Barron de HF]

I was clearly sarcastic don't get your hopes too high.

I just find it funny, would such an offer would be considered decent for a guy like Markov?

Depends on your assessment of Plekanec vs Markov, I find Markov had a lot more to give and was a bigger need for us than Plekanec currently is, as bad as our centers may be. Hence with that logic I would have been more likely to sign Markov @ 1 year 6-7M.

 

[Belial]

Depends on your assessment of Plekanec vs Markov, I find Markov had a lot more to give and was a bigger need for us than Plekanec currently is, as bad as our centers may be.

And what about the whole respect thing? Veteran, 1000 game, true hab? Plekanec seems like a reject around this fan base and it's really deplorable...

 

[Le Barron de HF]

And what about the whole respect thing? Veteran, 1000 game, true hab? Plekanec seems like a reject around this fan base and it's really deplorable...

Even if in your eyes getting sent to the AHL is super disrespectful, it's a still a ton more respect than what Markov got. Especially when you take into consideration how MB took so many precautions when he traded Plek to assure that #14 was happy and satisfied. Markov never got such treatment.

 

[admiralcadillac]

Even if in your eyes getting sent to the AHL is super disrespectful, it's a still a ton more respect than what Markov got. Especially when you take into consideration how MB took so many precautions when he traded Plek to assure that #14 was happy and satisfied. Markov never got such treatment.

How is it more respect than Markov when the guy clearly was not budging from the 6-7 million he wanted? Don't get it. The habs gave him a great deal when his deal was up, after 2 years of consecutive knee injuries. I mean, they respected him a whole hell of alot his entire career.

Don't get me wrong (inevtiable here) I wanted Markov back but he was clearly not sent packing without an offer from Bergevin.

 

[montreal]

Would people be cool with this: Plekanec 3 years @ 1-1.25M. You let him get to his 1000th game in Habs uniform and then you send him for the rest of his career in the AHL so he can mentor Evans, Vejdemo, Poehling, etc.

nope. Don't trust Clod, it's his wet dream to have Pleks at center.

 

[Belial]

Even if in your eyes getting sent to the AHL is super disrespectful, it's a still a ton more respect than what Markov got. Especially when you take into consideration how MB took so many precautions when he traded Plek to assure that #14 was happy and satisfied. Markov never got such treatment.

Wuuut!

Bergevin had a solid offer on the table for Markov! And it was not some AHL crap at 1M$ ! Geez...

How some of you can be so biased? I seriously don't get it!

Screw Bergevin!

This is just pure logic at this point, you keep twisting everything just to make the GM look like a donkey and it's horrible... There's no discussion around here.

 

[Shabs]

Maybe the idea is to have plekanec here to help with Zadina because they’re both Czechs?

 

[Belial]

Maybe the idea is to have plekanec here to help with Zadina because they’re both Czechs?

Probably more like to help Drouin and Galchenyuk to not get too exposed.... But they still were exposed even if Plekanec took away the majority of tough match ups and that's really concerning.

 

[BLONG7]

Time to move on from Pleky.........great in his day, but there are a couple of guys to take his spot, for 1-2M

But it's Bergevin we are talking about here.............nothing would surprise me...........

 

[417]

Probably more like to help Drouin and Galchenyuk to not get too exposed.... But they still were exposed even if Plekanec took away the majority of tough match ups and that's really concerning.

They weren't any more or less exposed before or after he was traded.

 

[Bourne Endeavor]

If he signed dirt cheap and played on the bottom six only, I wouldn't mind. Alas, if he signs, you know they will find an excuse to move him into a top six role when he simply isn't capable of it anymore.

 

[Drytoast]

Pleks made me a fan in his short time here once he was put in a role that gave him something to do.

If the contract makes sense, let the man retire back home. Hes still a decent 3rd line center

 

[Spearmint Rhino]

Pleks made me a fan in his short time here once he was put in a role that gave him something to do.

If the contract makes sense, let the man retire back home. Hes still a decent 3rd line center

We'd have a pile of 3rd line Cs is the problem and he doesn't want to play on the 4th and we have nobody who can play 1-2

 

[Bergevillain]

No thanks, we need another tanking year.

 

[The Great Weal]

Maybe the idea is to have plekanec here to help with Zadina because they’re both Czechs?

Lekhonen looked much better when he didn't play with Plekanec. I never want to see Zadina and Plekanec as a duo, talk about ruining a top prospect.

 

[habs73]

Plekanec was a great soldier for the organization, i could see the temptation when they are so weak at center...but they really needed markov much more this past season and let him walk.

Time to cut the cord on Pleky

 

[Bacchus1]

why not?....because he is taking up a center position that should be used to develop a prospect, thats why not

Which center prospect would be held back? As far as I can tell, we don’t have any center prospects that don’t need seasoning time in the AHL or other leagues.

I don’t care if Pleks come back or not, just to be clear.

 

[OldCraig71]

Plekanec wants to get 1000 games in a hab jersey but the problem lies with with the mans ego, look how he played in Toronto because he was asked to be on the 4th line. He was completely different once Babcock elevated him in the lineup and that is not just a guy wanting to be a team player. He will come back and assume the same role he had last year, if Bergevin is successful in acquiring a center we will see Drouin move to the wing and our centers will look like this:

(Not Tavares)
Plekanec
Danault
DLR

 

[Sterling Archer]

All loyalty and past performance aside, the question should be, does Plex make us better if he’s on the team.

I think as far as 4th line centers in the NHL, there aren’t many better than he is. So from a completely unemotional standpoint, I’d take him back as a 4th line center and paid as such.

I would hope we can get a center or two in the offseason so that we wouldn’t have to worry ability him playing up the lineup unless of emergency injury spot duty. Otherwise I think Danault, DLR are full time centers with another one coming in and possibly Drouin again. No space in the two for Plex anymore.

 

[Beige Van]

I'm fine with bringing him back for another year. Another lottery pick next year should ameliorate the center depth issue substantially.

 

[Brainiac]

I would hope we can get a center or two in the offseason so that we wouldn’t have to worry ability him playing up the lineup unless of emergency injury spot duty.

The Habs are in a constant state of emergency....

 

[Kriss E]

Just move on.

 

[Sterling Archer]

The Habs are in a constant state of emergency....

All then, better to have some depth or would prefer Mitchell or Flynn?